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  • Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.
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Derailment at W Deerfield by RT91 bridge

Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

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 #293670  by MBTA F40PH-2C 1050
 
yes, a freight train derailed, 20 cars was what i read and no hazards where spilled/leaked, some of the 20 cars were tankers, i have no idea how bad it was

 #293679  by outinindiana
 
Today's Greenfield Recorder:

http://www.recorder.com/Headlines/today_basic.htm

In sum:

Train running between Mechanicsville and ED derailed, 19 cars involved, some spillage of car contents but no hazardous material. Track damage involved, about 1/4 mile of track.

 #293680  by MEC407
 
News article with video:

http://www.cbs3online.com/news/local/3905301.html

 #293871  by Jonny Bolt
 
DOH! Gillfid!

How come they never show the engines?

 #293979  by Rockingham Racer
 
Ho hum. When talking about this outfit, the word railroad should be put between quotation marks.

 #294029  by BR&P
 
Hey outinindiana, Mechanicville is such a small town there's only ONE mechanic! (there's no "s")

 #294131  by l008com
 
hahaha

Fireman in video: "most of the cars were carrying inert material"

Article quoting Fireman: "most of the cars were carrying alter material"

hahah

 #294239  by MEC407
 
Reports on another discussion group are suggesting that the site will be cleaned up and reopened by midnight tonight.

 #294240  by MEC407
 
Jonny Bolt wrote:How come they never show the engines?
The locomotives probably weren't within view of the TV cameras... or they might have been gone by the time the TV crew got there.

....

 #294516  by Ale Rider
 
They will prob just tear up the track and abandon.

 #294577  by sery2831
 
They will put pre made panel sections in, put a 10 mph rest on it. And it will be like that for years....

 #316438  by Red Wing
 
In Today's Greenfield Reporter:

Deerfield billing railroad for derailment
By PATRICK O’CONNOR, Recorder Staff

DEERFIELD — Although the town wants Pan Am Railways to pay for the response to a recent train derailment, it may have a tough time retrieving the money, considering the company’s poor track record of paying taxes.

Town Administrator Bernard Kubiak sent a letter to Pan Am Railways, formerly known as Guilford Rail Systems, asking for $6,915, which is the amount the town’s fire departments, police department and ambulance service spent to respond to the derailment in West Deerfield on Sept. 12.

Resto of Article here:
http://www.recorder.com/Headlines/today_basic.htm
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